RED BANK – A case of road rage escalated when both drivers got out of their cars on Shrewsbury Avenue and began a fight that led one driver to stab the other about 10 p.m. Wednesday, said Police Chief Darren McConnell.

A 35-year-old Neptune man was stabbed in the back and taken to Jersey Shore University Medical Center in Neptune. The other driver is being sought by authorities, McConnell said. The victim was treated and later released, police said.

McConnell is asking anyone with information about the wanted man to call Red Bank Police tips hotline at 732-450-9704.

Several witnesses are already cooperating with police, McConnell said.

“It started out as a road rage incident, escalated to a physical altercation, then a stabbing,” McConnell said.

The assailant was driving an older beige Cadillac and was described as a middle-aged, black male.

Sgt. Juan Sardo responded and is leading the investigation, McConnell said.